Stacie L Hooper

• Ph.D.
• Professor (Assistant) at University of the Pacific

Although pathogen transmission dynamics are profoundly affected by population social and spatial structure, few studies have empirically demonstrated the population-level implications of such structure in wildlife. In particular, epidemiological models predict that the extent to which contact patterns are clustered decreases a pathogen’s ability to...

Recent research has demonstrated that noise from natural gas development negatively impacts sage-grouse abundance, stress levels, and behaviors. Other types of anthropogenic noise sources are similar to gas-development noise and, thus, the response by sage-grouse is likely to be similar. The results of research suggest that effective management of...

Although pathogen transmission dynamics are pro-foundly affected by population social and spatial structure, few studies have empirically demonstrated the population-level implications of such structure in wildlife. In particular, epidemiological models predict that the extent to which con-tact patterns are clustered decreases a pathogen's ability...

Recent research has demonstrated that noise from natural gas development negatively impacts sage-grouse abundance, stress levels, and behaviors. Other types of anthropogenic noise sources are similar to gas-development noise and, thus, the response by sage-grouse is likely to be similar. The results of research suggest that effective management of...

While individually distinctive vocalizations have been used as a tool for the conservation and management of bird populations, few studies have investigated the potential of a bioacoustic tool for use with terrestrial mammals. Even relatively simple signals, such as alarm calls, have been shown to contain different types of information, and can eve...

The wintering raptors of California’s Central Valley are abundant and diverse. Despite this, little information exists on the habitats used by these birds in winter. We recorded diurnal raptors along 19 roadside survey routes throughout the Central Valley for three consecutive winters between 2007 and 2010. We obtained data sufficient to determine...

Natural gas and methane extraction is a growing industry in Wyoming, and some greater sage-grouse leks appear to be declining in areas near industrial sites. The goal of this project is to develop a model for understanding whether industrial noise has played a significant role in these reductions in lek attendance. A software package called NMSIM,...

A previous experimental study (Reiss & McCowan, 1993) on dolphin vocal learning documented the process and pattern of vocal imitation in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). This previous study demonstrated that dolphins spontaneously imitate novel signals when paired with salient environmental events. The acquisition process of the dolphins'...

The great gerbil, Rhombomys opinus, is a highly social rodent that usually lives in family groups consisting of related females, their offspring, and an adult male. The gerbils emit alarm vocalizations in the presence of diverse predators with different hunting tactics. Alarm calls were recorded in response to three predators, a monitor lizard, hun...

Conservation biology and comparative psychology rarely intersect, in part because conservation biology typically emphasizes populations whereas comparative psychology concentrates on individual organisms. However, both fields could benefit from their integration. Conservation biology can profit from an enhanced understanding of individual-level imp...

The acoustic structure of calls within call types can vary as function of individual identity, sex, and social group membership and is important in kin and social group recognition. Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi) produce alarm chirps that function in predator avoidance but little is known about the acoustic variability of these...

A bstract The prolonged nursing period and strong, extended mother‐infant bond observed among bottlenose dolphins may reflect social and physical ontogeny critical for infant survival. This study was conducted to quantify ontogentic changes in mother‐infant contact time and the amount of time infants spent in specific spatial states with their moth...